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17 September 2008 16:43

Фонд «Україна 3000» нагородив переможців ІII Всеукраїнського конкурсу грантів центрам та установам, які надають лікувально-реабілітаційні послуги дітям з діагнозом ДЦП

September 17, 2008, the Premiere Palace Hotel in Kyiv hosted the awards ceremony of the Third All-Ukrainian Grant Competition for Treatment and Rehabilitation Institutions for Children with Cerebral Palsy. Among the participants of the ceremony were Head of the Supervisory Board of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Foundation Kateryna Yushchenko, TNK-BP Commerce president Serhiy Lizunov, TNK-BP Commerce vice president Serhiy Dorozhkin, head of the Joy of the Childhood: Free Movements program Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, Director of the International Rehabilitation Clinics Volodymyr Koziavkin, Head Children’s Neurologist at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine Volodymyr Martyniuk, representatives of state bodies and public orhanizations, and head of the winning rehabilitation centers.

Mrs. Yushchenko greeted the winners and thanked the centers’ representatives for their “proactive and persistent search for additional ways to make your institutions better.”

Mrs. Kateryna said that only the creation of the Single Rehabilitation Space can help systemically in providing high-quality treatment and education to children with special needs. “This is a complicated task, but the work on creating the Single Rehabilitation Space is underway. We thank you for making your institutions its integral part,” she said.

“We are also grateful to everybody who shares our idea that, only having done everything to give every child a chance for good education and profession and access to high quality medicine and rehabilitation, can the country consider itself civilized. We know that you not only understand this but also work on making this philosophy a part of your lives,” Mrs. Yushchenko said.

“Today the Joy of the Childhood: Free Movements program is working throughout Ukraine,” TNK-BP Commerce president Serhiy Lizunov said. “On every new stage, more and more people and organizations get involved. We are grateful to every participant and partner for their efforts to better the quality of rehabilitation services and rendering medical aid to children with special needs.”

After that the awards ceremony took place. Mrs. Yushchenko and Mr. Lizunov awarded representatives of the grant-winning institutions with relevant certificates.

The Ukraine 3000 Fund’s and TNK-BP Commerce Company’s joint program, Joy of the Childhood: Free Movements, was launched in May 2006. As a part of this program, children from various Ukraine’s regions can undergo a rehabilitation course at the International Rehabilitation Clinics (Truskavets). As of September 17, 1,230 children with various forms of children palsy have already gone through such course, 455 of them in 2008. The program’s database contains information on 16,169 c hildren with cerebral palsy, living in Ukraine. The program also envisages grant competitions for treatment and rehabilitation institutions for children with cerebral palsy, children’s talent competitions, and publishing a specialized magazine. The program is scheduled for 4 years with 4,000,000 hryvnias annual budget.

The Third All-Ukrainian Grant Competition for Treatment and Rehabilitation Institutions for Children with Cerebral Palsy was held from February 20 till April 20, 2008. The total of 87 applications have been submitted, among which 24 winners were selected.